Improvement in combined paper-clips and letter-folders



W. B. BABY. Combined yPaper-Clips and Letter-Folders. |\m.|50,389.

. Figzl WHA WQ Patented May 5,1874.

WILLIAM B. BABY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED PAPRHCLIPS AND LETTER-FOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,3S9, dated May 5, 1874; application tiled April 16, 187i.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM B. BARY, of the city of Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Combined Paper-Oli p and Letter-Folder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to supply a .convenient file for holding, by means of a spring-clamp fastened to a platform, the paper to be written upon, and while being written upon, combined with a form over Vwhich the letter-sheet can be folded into letter shape, as shown by the accompanying drawings, and described as follows, viz:

Figure l represents a plan View of my inyention.

The heavy black lines a a a a represent the base or platformupon which the paper is held in position by the pivoted springclip b and guide-blocks e e. b b b b is a pivoted springclip for holding the paper upon the base or platform a a ay a.. c is a former, attached by hinges ff to the pivot-ed spring-clip b, over which the paper is folded into proper letter shape. e e are guide-blocks for keeping the paper in relative position with the former c. d d d d represent the paper held in position by the pivoted spring-clip b b b b and guides e e.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of Fig. 1.

a represents the base or platform, b represents the spring-clip which holds the paper. 0 represents the former over which the paper is folded into shape, which, when not in use, can be thrown back upon the spring-clip b, as shown by ldotted line Z. 7c is a spring under the clip b, for keeping it in position.

What I claim as my invention7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the base a., pivoted spring-clip b, hinged former c, and guides c e.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM B. BABY.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Lnwis, SAML. C. MrLLs. 

